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Met Police in Talks with Palantir for AI Technology to Automate Criminal Intelligence Analysis
London's Metropolitan Police considering US spy-tech company's AI systems amid concerns over data sensitivity and existing £500m UK contracts
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- The Metropolitan Police is in talks with Palantir about acquiring the US spy-tech company's AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations.
- Senior officers demonstrated the systems last month, with internal concerns raised about allowing a controversial company to process sensitive crime data.
- Palantir already supplies AI to Scotland Yard for detecting rogue officers and has UK contracts worth over £500m with the NHS, Ministry of Defence, and smaller police forces.
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The Metropolitan Police is in talks with Palantir about acquiring the US spy-tech company's AI technology to automate intelligence analysis for criminal investigations. Senior officers demonstrated the systems last month, with internal concerns raised about allowing a controversial company to process sensitive crime data. Palantir already supplies AI to Scotland Yard for detecting rogue officers and has UK contracts worth over £500m with the NHS, Ministry of Defence, and smaller police forces. The home secretary has called for police to adopt AI at pace and scale.
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